Child&#39;s garment



B. FISCHER Now 7, 1933.

CHILD s GARMENT Filed Oct. 25 1932 Patented Nov. 7, 1933 UNITED STATESPA EN 1 OFF E 1,934,179 omLns GARMENT h Benjamin Fischer, New York, 'N.Y. Application October 25, 1932. serial'nofssaeet 2 Claims. (01. z-zsc)This invention relates to improvements in garments and more particularlyto shoulder straps therefor.

One of the objects of theinvention is to provide a non-elastic shoulderstrap with an elastic insert along the length thereof which normallysupports the garment without the elastic placing anytension upon thestrap or shoulders of the wearer, but which will yield to releive strainupon the garment and strap during natural body movements of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to normally conceal the elasticinsert and the adjacent ends of the strap sections which form theshoulder 5 straps, to impart the appearance of an entire nonelasticfabric shoulder strap.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a childs garmentof the leggin style which is supported upon the wearer by crossedshoulder straps, to insure comfort in use, and ease in applying andremoving the garment.

A still further object of the invention is to proide a garment andshoulder strap therefor which is simple of construction, stylish andattractive in appearance, and possessing long wearing qualities.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts, thecssential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved childs garment upon awearer.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail rear elevational View of the shoulderstrap construction.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of a portion of one ofthe shoulder straps showing the same stretched or under tension.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4- l of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 4.

.45 Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10designates my improved childs garment in its entirety which includes aleggin or pants section 11 having the usual legs 12. The outside of thelegs 12 are provided with plackets 13 which extend upwardly from theb0t-' 'It is customary in the manufacture of child's leggins of thisstyle to provide an elastic aboutthe waist portion to support the samein position upon the-wearer, but such construction applies pressure tothe'waist and body of the wearer which ism both injurious anduncomfortable. I overcome this construction by providing a placket 16 atone side of the garment extending down from the top edge thereof andwhich'placket is closed by a slide fastener 17. 13;; opening the placket16, the 5 user will have ample room in which to insert his legs andadjust the garment to the proper position. 7 v

Extending from the top edge of the pants section 11 at the front thereofare spaced tabs 18, 7 the same being provided with button holes 19.

For supporting the garment upon a wearer, I also employ a pair ofcrossed shoulder. straps 20, the same being of identical construction sothat a description of one will suffice for the other.

Each strap 20 comprises a pair of fiat tubular non-elastic strapsections 21 and 22, one end of the strap section 21 being stitched orotherwise fixedly secured to the rear of the pants section 11, the samebeing disposed at an angle so as to provide for the crossing of the twostraps 20. The opposite end of the strap 21 is formed with a pocket orrecess 22 which receives one end of an elastic strap or insert 23, thesaid strap being secured within the recess by stitching 24. The strapsection 22 has one end finished off and carries a row of buttons 25, anyone of which may button with one of the tabs 18. The opposite end of thestrap section 22 is provided with a pocket or recess 26 and receives theother end of the elastic insert 23, the same being secured to the strapsection 22 by stitching 27. The outer wall of the pocket or recess 26 isformed with an extension tab 28 which normally overlies the adjacent endof the strap section 21. The elastic insert 23 is'of a length to drawthe adjacent ends of the strap sections 21 and 22 into meetingengagement with each other, whereas the overlapping tab or flap 28 sealsthe joints between these two sections and imparts the appearance of asingle non-elastic shoulder strap. As illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 ofthe drawing, the free end of the tab 28 has its edges tapered to form asubstantially pointed extremity and the tapered edges of this tab, aswell as the edges of the strap section 21, are folded inwardly and alsosecured by stitching to provide rounded edges thereon in order that thepointed end of the tab will more easily slide over the joint between thestrap sections into its overlying position during the retracting actionof the elastic. The strap sections 21 are of such length that the jointbetween these sections and the sections 22 is beyond the crossing pointsof the two shoulder straps so that the overlapping flaps 28 will in noway abut each other or lap to increase the thickness of the crossingstrap.

By reference to Figure 5 of the drawing, it will be seen that normallythe adjacent ends of the strap sections 21 and 22 are in abuttingengagement and when the shoulder straps are buttoned to the tabs 18,there is no tension upon the straps nor pressure upon the shoulders ofthe wearer. Any body movements of the wearer which might tend to exert apull upon the shoulder straps will cause the separation of the strapsections 21 and 22 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing. If theseparation is slight, the tabs 28 will conceal the elastic insert and ifdesired, these tabs may be sufliciently long as to conceal the elasticinsert or straps at all times. This yielding of the shoulder strapsrelieves the pull and tension upon the buttons 25 and the stitching orconnection between the strap sections 21 and the garment.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided agarment especially designed for infant and young children which may beeasily applied or removed from the wearer, and which whenin a wornposition assures comfort.

While I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirableembodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that variouschanges that come within the scope of the ap'-- pended claims may beresorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:--

1. A shoulder strap for garments comprising a pair of tubular sections,an elastic insert having its ends secured Within said sections foryieldably connecting the latter, one of said sections having anextension tab on one face thereof and overlying the joint between thesections of the strap when said sections are in retracted position, saidtab having its end tapering substantially into a point for guiding thetab over the edge of the other strap section upon contact therewithduring retracting action of the insert.

2. A shoulder strap for garments comprising a pair of tubular sections,an elastic insert having its ends secured Within said sections foryieldably connecting the latter, one of said sections having anextension tab on one face thereof and'overlying the joint between .thesections of the strap.

when said sections are in retracted position, said tab having its endtapering substantially into a point, the abutting edges of said strapsections. including said tab, further being folded inwardly to providerounded edges thereon to facilitate sliding of the tab over the edge ofthe other strap section upon retracting action of the insert.

- BENJAMIN FISCHER.

